

| Subject: | Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . . |
| From: | Chris S |
| Date: | Fri, 8 Apr 2011 18:43:09 -0400 |
Beware the two-pole sender. The oil light side has a low pressure trigger that is a bit higher than .3 bar. Run a splitter and use a factory sender for your light. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia Apr 8, 2011 o godz. 17:05 Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > VW vendors sell a VDO gauge for pressure that has a small can like > sender with two electrical 'poles'...one for your existing > system...the > warning light..and one to run the aftermarket gauge. > > I don't know about the Waterboxer motor but on my inline VW motor I > put it > onto the sender down at the oil filter flange and it works fine. > You will > have to run a wire from back to front and what I did was use some 4- > strand > trailer wiring wire...I used one strand to get the pressure sender > signal, > one for my Oil temp sender and I have two left over for any other > uses that > come later on. > > Don Hanson > > On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 1:21 PM, courtney hook <courtneyhook@shaw.ca> > wrote: > >> Mr Squirrel, >> Do yourself a favor and buy a good quality one that is electric, NOT >> mechanical. What a nightmare running the capillary tubing for >> mechanical >> gauges, not to mention the lag time. I used to run a digital oil >> pressure >> gauge in my HP 2276cc Bug, which was very accurate and looked good >> too. >> Nowadays you can get them from just about any big gauge manuf. Just >> remember >> that the big ticket with these is consistency between readings. >> It's good to >> know what the gauge reads as an average of what you expect to be >> normal; not >> necessarily within 2 lbs. of actual pressure. If it varies markedly >> from >> what you expect to usually see, THEN you know something is up. Mine >> used to >> blink like crazy if the pressure dropped below 20psi. >> Courtney >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> >> Date: Friday, April 8, 2011 1:09 pm >> Subject: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . . >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> >>> ...I might as well look into rigging an oil pressure gauge. >>> Anyone got a >>> handy kit or anything? >>
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